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The give more home every week than any two other paper in York Leading County Paper j T jnj I me other liberty 23 TOM is No piper ti outside York paid advance Copies No a r Friday July ietiffetiijtfnwi ASK I Why does elastr tooting his horn about this Faint- The answer is very simple The largest sale of Mixed Paint we ever had previous to this season was gallons from April to November We have in short months April May and June de livered to our customers close on to 1 Man in tl7eWelI of His novo hn 1 ipftc of Week I I I- GALLONS OF We are more than pleased with the result and better still everyone who has used it speaks highly of its covering quality and goodyViWerealiwe have a good thing and intend to push it along GENERAL HARDWARE Bar Iron Carriage Plumbing and insmithing ONT arm ft A ans L J d per Pound -00- PATENT Compare a tew of our prices on Patent Medicines with the regular price Our Price Price Nerve food Three for Pills of Linseed Turpentine 15 Regular Our Price Price Dr Thomas Oil Burdock Blood Bitters Pierces Medical Discovery Joshua who has been pris oner in the well near Paris Out- for several days was at on Saturday afternoon and is fast re covering from his trying experience The story of entombed mart and tbe his rescue one of the most amazing- recit als in the history of adven tures If there is a parallel the of the heard Tuesday afternoon tie was working the well the scene of the accident At minutes to be was in ii hole when the walls caved in was commenc ed hurriedly up with hone of rescue until Thursday aftr- Then another sinking took j place in the old wells surface the tapping on the pipe from below ceas ed and the people supposed life crushed out of They quit work the departed Saved by a Miracle Late in the day a farmer wandered over the spot contemplating with some interest the pile where lay buri ed alive the man he had known He went close to the well and thought- he heard a faint tapping from below I Listening he was that the man still lived and he rushed to the town for aid The man had evident ly fainted after the second cavein and therefore did not reply to the signals from above When he reviv ed to signal again and it was this noise that once more rot the rescuers to the scene The work was pushed with vigor or men working in relief gangs A day later Friday about oclock the diggers discovered the man Late in the afternoon they his foot held fast It was that caused the most stubborn fight For hours men worked to release foot Saturday alternoonj when in most imminent danger the foot was sud denly released and the man hauled to the top of the well He af ter a hundred hours of the most ag onizing torture ever endured by a hu man torture made more re- by renewed hope succeeded by the blackness despair as lie well would cave in further and the struggling man down into the depths of the well The doctors even thought of administering morphine to the man and cutting oft foot or attaching his body to the steam hoisting machinery and either Tilling him from the welts grasp or pulling the foot from his body Countryside Anxious w All Paris and the country surround ing for miles congregated around the of lit and manned there all night and day All business suspended and every one sought to to con tribute to the mans Huge fires were kept burning in the night lights were into Thus tic men digging Kidney I Pierces Favorite for All Patent Medicines at Cut Prices J ft The heading NEWMARKET ONTARIO for Parkers Dye Works Vo pay express charges one way on all goods to be cleaned or dyed For pure blood a bright eye a clear complexion a appetite a good and refreshing sleep Tak BRISTOLS It Liver the circulation brightens the spirits and generally Improves Jx to BLOOD All tell BRISTOLS I the living grave work proceeded many away down into the of the earth who were counted rich as the world goes animated by the com impulse to aid a fellowman in I dire peril of men risked hourly for nearly a wck t ho work of rescue and about thrto thousand dollars was expended for lumber machinery and other Bar features of the work all of which was borne by John the wealthy Paris who la ex ecutor of the estate on which thoweli I was being dug hen was en tombed Thousands of fret of lumber Wen consumed In criWing the shaft of the new well of iron were a portable forge was brought to tho scene a and plans were made for mans relief on a ft Igant lo Special services for the preservation of weto a feature of around the and altogeth the activity manifested was extraordinary Still situ ation required such exertions If We of man were to be saved any less effort would not skill of contractor and excavators of earth was brought to on Under taking and all details as carefully worked as if the fate of an army were involved- A corps of was constantly in attendance and they con sulted as each move Was made with reference to thepossille of the man the of time Irj could withstand starvation and evils he was forced to endure was finally found the most delicate arrangements were made to teed him gradually and keep the flick ering flame from out at the very moment the great work had teen successfully complishcd These are some of the incidents that com bined to render unique in Jiery the experien Joshua At every phase of the desperate case the drear at aspect was and seemed on the efforts of the multitude to free the man Rain fell in torrents but the workmen promptly erected a cov ering over the scene their labors and kept steadily at Tho earth caved in the brave men at the bottom of the shaft feet- from the surface hold ing to their volunteer task tenacious ly The surge of multitude as swept around public roads adjoining started the quicksand away down at the bottom of the old and new well but the public roads were fenced off all traffic being interrupt ed that the precious life might be saved In many cases men worked lot hours a the bot tom of the well then came to the top and at by directing the work they slept at intervals in the same positions only to return to the work underground in a few hours Indomitable Determination While few tlvot man would- bo from wreck of the old well all were determined to do everything possible to save him It this in domitable determination of the crowd of workers that finally accomplished the result for which all while hundreds of people worked un ceasingly and probably half as many were at different times in danger of death in the new well five names standout ii tiki work of rescue as the great est prajssflourf JOHN HAMILTON in TWO Of is the man who first found and Doyle is giv en the credit for actually lifting- prisoner from the bed of brick and dirt in which he had so long reclined In broken sentences Joshua has told story of bis awful experience while slowly lo death in the well and wait ing for the rescuers whom he could bear at work near him His thin white face tho masked with an ex pression of almost studied indifference indicated clearly the torture he en dured during his hundred hours of confinement He talked freely to John and others during the hours after they bed him and be fore he was actually brought up to the surface he has talked less since being in the hands of the physicians Facts Lives saved 4 Hours in the Well Number men employed Otitic of earth removed Square feet of used 3O30 Number of pcopJehurt Number- of daily 3000 Physicians 5 engaged Professional 12 Expense TO CURB IN TWO DAYS Laxative removes the cause Groves box I 1 and Italy have decided to continue thb triple aUlanoc Mounted Rifles Field Hospital and Canadian nursing sisters are on return ing from South Africa I tiM It paid In Our Toronto better E J take much pleasure in introducing our readers Rev J vvho asumes the pastorate Methodist Church on tlic first wa upfj Township of Cart- wright in the County of Durham whose sons are noted tor their s physique and sturdy tstant principles strong men with clear heads and warm hearts and the subject of this brief sketch is a worthy boyhood was spent on the farm where the stern laws of nature and rigorous duties incumbent- on the ordinary farm life developed a con dition of manhood that fitted him- for the arduous labors of the pastorate With High School training at he prepared to school teaching which vocation he followed for two years thereby qualifying himself to understand the youthful mind thru which his whole ministry has been peculiarly marked with It was during his years as a school teacher that he was converted and almost at once was pressed into service the church Sods call was unmistakable and churchs call emphatic The three questions that wre then asked of probationers Have you Grace Gifts and in bis ins happily answered in the aiTirm- With marked activity in Church and- Sunday School work his gifts graces and fruit multiplied- This followed by a- full theological course in Victoria placed him in the front tanks of tbe Minis try as a man His work in the pastorate has been mark ed by steady progress and advancement Ambitious to have his ministry crowned with success in leading souls to Christ and building them up in Christ the Church soon re his worth and advancement came unsought for Their was not misplaced for with added re sponsibility there can force broader and higher conceptions of duty and deeper and truer dependence upon His training in the hasbeen I y fortunate taking the work assumed him from lahorous mission work through mid small circuits to stations He thus has become with men in the walks of life knows their needs and peculiarities and can thus with and support his fellows A Christian a- brother minister to all sister churches Newmarket is to be congratulated and we bespeak for Me thodism morality and Christianity in Newmarket peace progress and power thru his Ministry and life Wo are indebted to Rev Dewey of Toronto for the information contained in the above article 1 Babys Tablets Come As a Mwsago of to All Tired and Worried Mothers IOD 13 where Babys Own Tab lets are used cross and fretful children arc unknown The little ones arc because they are ailing and these tablets are the medicine in the world for stomach bowel and teething troubles They will vour baby well and keep it well and they are to contain no in gredients that ran harm the smallest weakest infant Mothers everywhere give these tablets the highest praise Mrs Cookstown My baby was much troubled with constipation and and was very rest less and peevish at night I gae her Own Tablets awl she Is now regular and rests well I also find that the Tablets are a great during the teething period tale nist as readily as and to a they can e given to the youngest fecMest infant with none hut good results deal ers or sent post paid at cents a box by writing direct to the Dr Wil liams Medicine Co or Schenectady N A steamship service has been Inaugurated between New York and South Africa j Crowe a Buffalo saloon keeper was murdered in bis barroom by four men who escaped Muring- a funeral service in a fnco of Spain tho church web wrecked by a stroke of lightning persons were thirtyfive in jured professor of chemistry at is as sistant James Forbes were shot and killed by an hotel porter in a of insanity I Two Indian girls were kidnapped from the Home at Marie ami taken to the United Stales side by boat An explosion on a Chinese war ship lying in the Yangtsc River sank the vessel in thirty seconds Only two men escaped out of Annie McDonald a young girl of Breton visiting at Halifax stepped on an electric wire blown down in a storm and was instantly killed At Cleveland Ohio Mrs John Powell shot and instantly killed her husband at their home 011 Surday It Is said that jealousy over a second woman led to a quarrel At drove John Snyder arose in his slop and chopped his brother rover with an axe Their mother took axe away from John who seemed dacd will die The Locomotive Works in Kingston is securing machinists to talc the places of the ami now the management says the strik ers will never be taken on again Mr William Peterson stated In Montreal on he would have three of their turret steamers on Lakes plying between Port Arthur Port and Buffalo in a few days as he believes they will prove model grain carriers The first consignment Boer oners numbering 178 men sailed from St Helena on Saturday for South Africa After taking the oath of to Britain the pris oners- marched to the boats singing the National Anthem j Mr George who conducts a rather ox tensive gents furnishing and readymade clothing business at is in financial difficulties and has his creditors offering them on the cash His liabili ties are about and entire Toronto firms one bouse here be- tier I rfivoT i 1 of the Ontario Med ical Council here week quite a scene at one of the sessions At the Police Court a number of the Street Railway strike rowdies who hurled mis at cars etc were com mitted for trial Mayor Rowlands proposition to the Industrial for a year is everywhere pronounced against One day last week Alex Martin Carlton St slipped and felt headlong to floor when half way down tho stairs in the Canadian Life He was picked up insensible and sent to the emergency hospital where he has remained for some time in a He has since died About 500 of Grey County Old Boys went to Owen Sound on Thurs day of last week for an outing A couple of Union Circles have pass ed resolutions condensing Mayor for out the- militia during the recent street car strike but the general public consider in view of more recent events that Mayor acted wisely One day last week James Brown had an exciting experience at tlic Cana dian Pacific bridge across River at He and his lit tle daughter only escaped death by a narrow margin They were in the centre of the bridge which is a very high structure when a passenger train rounded the curve at full speed and entered upon the bridge Brown with great presence of mind threw himself across the needle beams of the bridge and held his daughter till the train patted- August lib is Torontos Civic Holi day Northumberland Comity Old Boys Wirt take excursion to on that day Five men were removed from jail during the to the Cen tral Prison their sen tences It is understood that the Ontario Bank will open a branch at Col ling- wood Inspector lias accepted the Invitation to address the Teachers Convention of Utah at Salt Lake City this fall On the West side of Pembroke St below Wilton Ave stamls a little white brick church Above the door is a sign on which these Friends Meeting House All are Welcome this annual gathering of the Society Friends of Canada was held last week On Wednesday afternoon the largest dredge in Canadian waters Was launched at the Poison works It was christened Hit Wilfrid after the Premier It is expected petitions will be filed against the Conservative to the Assembly for Centre and North Toronto Old intimated yesterday that no real summer was in sight for some days yet The taxrate last year was mills this year it will to mills A committee of the Count Council on fitoMifV an offer to purchase the westerly feet of the old Court House on Hast Ade laide street It is understood 150 a foot for the property including that portion of the building that stands upon it A motion to offer to sell the property at- a foot was laid over until County Engineer is consulted the advisability of cutting the building in half The Grand authorities report that the street railway strike rcelpts materially Tho customs receipts at Toronto for the fiscal year are over being last year About inp students are writing on the junior matriculation exams at Toronto University this week Dr Evans of was knock ed down on Monday- morning on Yonge street by a butcher and sustained a ftWl Rev Matthews preached his farewell sermon In Davenport dlst church on Sunday evening At the close Mr Matthews was presented with a wellfilled purse on behalf of the trustees and congre gation Mrs Graham of Gerrard street west fell from her bicycle at Hai- Point Saturday night and was so badly injured as to be to to the city John Sullivan on Saturday niftM fell down stairs at the King street mission and injured his back so badly that it was necessary to take to the emergency hospital Try an It